Andre Villas-Boas believes Gareth Bale could be heading down the same path as Cristiano Ronaldo, in terms of his playing position on the field.
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Bale has become one of the most dangerous wingers in world football, although lately he has been deployed either in the hole behind the front-two or, more recently, as an out-and-out striker.
Real Madrid's Ronaldo underwent a similar change of position while at Manchester United, moving from the flanks to a centre-forward role, and Tottenham manager Villas-Boas believes his star player could soon be used to the same effect.
"You can see similarities in each of the players (Bale and Ronaldo)," said the Spurs manager.
"Both of them are extremely technical players, and extremely powerful and pacy.
"It's funny to see how both players compare. They grew up as strikers, but became wingers.
"Gareth was a left-back and moved to winger and now going to a more advanced role. Ronaldo is also able to play that role up front.
"Ronaldo is now 28, and has achieved so much in his career. He is an example to Gareth as to what he can achieve."
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